The Cat in the Hat

This iconic Dr. Seuss book is one of the bestselling children’s books of all time. More

A Woman of Substance

With her unforgettable heroine Emma Harte, Bradford popularized the rags-to-riches family saga. More

Wolf Hall

Winner of the 2009 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. More

The Corrections

Winner of the National Book Award in 2001 and the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 2002. More

Tracy Chevalier

I read because I want to know what it’s like to look at the world through someone else’s eyes, and reading is a remarkably efficient and vigorous way of doing that. More

Anthony Doerr

We are all mapmakers: We embed our memories everywhere, inscribing a private and intensely complicated latticework across the landscape. More

Jane Eyre

Brontë’s masterpiece of Gothic romance; a milestone title in the history of British feminist literature. More

I, Robot

Asimov’s science fiction masterpiece that influenced a legion of future authors. More

Flashman

When this novel was first published, many critics mistakenly accepted it as a genuine historical memoir. More

Divergent

First book in the Divergent trilogy, which has sold more than 32 million copies worldwide. More

Fahrenheit 451

Though set in a dystopian world without books, Bradbury’s most famous work has never gone out of print. More

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Multimillion-copy global bestseller that won critical acclaim for its beautifully wrought depiction of innocence corrupted. More

V. Raghunathan

Mark Twain’s quote “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read” had a significant influence on me in my early years, which helped me take to reading seriously. More

Papillon

A bestselling phenomenon and classic memoir of prison breaks and adventure. More

The Hobbit

J. R. R. Tolkien’s enchanting tale became an instant success when it was first published. More